As we continue to measure the passage of time based on change — whether that’d be our classes, our relationships or our attitudes — the cultural climate is the one thing we can count on to transform
each year. The first three months of 2026 have already defined this significance. We are living in a time where uncertainty is leading, and many of us at ASU are simply looking for any stability we can find. We hope that cementing the tradition of The Culture Issue for another year achieves that.
In this issue, reporters reached into all corners of the community to define the current culture’s pressing matters. Some gravitated toward the budding concerns surrounding cryptocurrency, while others explored on-campus traditions rooted in culture. One reporter navigated the student work force, and an SPM e-board member ventured into the video game community. Others chose to look inward, sharing their personal experiences with their ethnicity and the over-
arching transitions around them. Our feature story investigates
